. Principles and practice of butter-making : a treatise on the chemical and physical properties of milk and its components, the handling of milk and cream, and the manufacture of butter therefrom . Butter; Milk. CHURNING AND WASHING BUTTER. 241 tion also contains many undesirable germs, which, when in- corporated into the butter, will cause it to deteriorate to a great extent. When the cream is in poor condition, the churn should be stopped as early as is consistent with the completeness of churning. The buttermilk should be removed and the butter washed thoroughly in good clean and pure wash-
. Principles and practice of butter-making : a treatise on the chemical and physical properties of milk and its components, the handling of milk and cream, and the manufacture of butter therefrom . Butter; Milk. CHURNING AND WASHING BUTTER. 241 tion also contains many undesirable germs, which, when in- corporated into the butter, will cause it to deteriorate to a great extent. When the cream is in poor condition, the churn should be stopped as early as is consistent with the completeness of churning. The buttermilk should be removed and the butter washed thoroughly in good clean and pure wash-water. If. 12 3 4 5 Fig. 147.—Butter from 1 lb. of fat in cylinders, .showing; the effect of differ- ent percentages of water upon quantity. The water-content of these samples ranges between 8% and 19%. the wash-water is added while the butter is in this granular condition, the buttermilk can be very effectively removed. If one washing is not sufficient, wash three or four times. In such a case the temperature should be low. If the temperature of the wash-water is high, and the butter is washed excessively, it will contain too much moisture when it is finished, and is likely to be salvy. By washing with water at a low temperature the butter will not incorporate so much water. What it does. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McKay, George Lewis; Larsen, Christian, 1874-. New York : J. Wiley & Sons
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